The second episode of Fringe first aired on 16 September, 2008. Written by J.J. Abrams, Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman this episode continued pushing the ideas of body horror first seen in the pilot episode. This time an unfortunate woman sleeps with the wrong man and within moments becomes pregnant, and within minutes delivers a…
Tag: old age
The X-Files (1995) – Dod Kalm, and Humbug
Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa take Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) to see in their teleplay developed from a story by Gordon. Dod Kalm first aired on 10 March, 1995, and the FBI agents find themselves the rapid onset of a debilitating old age. When a ship’s crew is rescued and brought ashore,…
Heaven Can Wait (1943) – Ernst Lubitsch
The always likeable Don Ameche stars in Heaven Can Wait, the next title from the What Else to Watch list featured in DK Canada’s The Movie Book following their recommendation of To Be Or Not To Be. Ameche stars as the recently deceased Henry Van Cleave. He’s just arrived in the rather luxuriously appointed Hades,…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) – Unnatural Selection, and A Matter of Honor
Captain’s log: stardate 42494.8 Unnatural Selection made it’s debut on 20 January, 1989. Written by John Mason and and Mike Gray, the story puts the ship’s new doctor, Pulaski (Diana Muldaur) on centre stage, as the Enterprise responds to a distress signal from the starship, Lantree. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew investigate, as Pulaski…
Star Trek: The Original Series (1967) – The Deadly Years and Obsession
Captain’s log: stardate 3478.2 The Deadly Years soared onto screens on 8 December, 1967, with a script by David P. Harmon. Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Scotty (James Doohan), Chekov (Walter Koenig) and Galway (Beverly Washburn) beam down to Gamma Hydra IV. Once there they discover that the entire outpost is…
Doctor Who (Tom Baker) – The Leisure Hive
Season of 18 of Doctor Who brought a few changes to the series, precipitated by the arrival of new producer and show runner, John Nathan-Turner. We are introduced to a new opening credits sequence with a new version of the theme, the Doctor (Baker) is outfitted in shades of burgundy, and the stories tend to…
The Mind Reels 